Newsletter

Issue 004

'OCNLR Level 2 and 3 Award in Awareness of Dementia'

 New Dates Added

The OCNLR ‘Award in Awareness of Dementia’ Levels 2 and 3 have been developed in partnership with Skills for Care. The qualifications forms part of a suite of qualifications in dementia care that have been designed to support government strategies to increase knowledge, understanding and skills in caring for people living with dementia.

The programme is suitable for all those who are working with people living with dementia, for example as a dementia carer, care worker, healthcare assistant, support/key worker and many other roles.   

 

​The programme is delivered online and consists of four units. Each unit will be taught via two webinars and a chose of dates are available.

 

Level 2 units scheduled from 10th November 2022 to 18th January 2024

 

Level 3 units scheduled from 10th November 2022 to 9th November 2023

 

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Congratulations on your achievement!

Congratulations to our Level 3 learner, Claire Williams who successfully completed the OCNLR Award in Awareness of Dementia earlier this year.

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"The course was very good, very in-depth and informative.

Overall I enjoyed the course and I learnt a lot."

~ Claire Williams ~

 

 

View Claire's news along with our other news features here

 

 

 

Make a date to help Dementia Pathfinders by sending these new online Birthday or Anniversary Videos to your family, friends and colleagues.

Your Big Day Ltd, offers a really innovative video gift for celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, and more - narrated by its Chairman, the broadcaster and former BBC & ITN newscaster Sir Martyn Lewis.

 

Whatever date and year (covering most of the last century) which you, your family or friends are celebrating, there is a 5-6 minute video to match, culled from the archives of ITN and Reuters going back as far as 1917. Celebrities, royalty, news, fashions, cars - even house prices - what life was like way back in time - with your personal message to the recipient embedded in the opening titles of the video!

 

Ordered online; delivered online, via an email link, on any date and at any time of day you choose. And you, the sender, get a copy as well, so you can see what you have sent.

 

Dementia Pathfinders automatically receives a £6 donation for every video gift generated, at no cost to you. Click here for direct link to our co-branded charity page and order your video today.

As a proud partner of The Journal of Dementia Care, we offer our huge congratulations to all the winners at the 12th National Dementia Care Awards, which took place last month.

 

Visit Journal of Dementia Care website for full details on the Awards, winners and their sponsors.

Sandwell Community Dementia Service Launch Event

Dementia Pathfinders are proud to partner with local voluntary sector organisations to provide Sandwell Community Dementia Service.

 

Thursday 3rd November 2022

 

Come and find out more details about the collaborative partnership support service for people and their families living with dementia, meet members of the partnership team and hear about the support we are providing together.

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'The Season is Changing, Ideas for Activities

When its Wet Outside.'

As the season changes and we have some wet rainy days its helpful to have ideas for things to do inside. 

 

Creative hobbies and interests can help maintain skills and self-confidence. We have a range of art products on our Market Place that can help people who are at various stages of living with dementia enjoy their creative activities. 

 

Aquapaints are a wonderful way for people living with later stages of dementia to enjoy painting.  Simply brush the ‘white’ sheets of card with water and watch as the beautiful pictures magically appear. Once finished, leave the sheets to dry to use them time and time again. 

 

There are different subjects within the Aquapaint range, here are 3:

 

Home Comforts

£17.99

 
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Classic Vehicles

£17.99

 
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Garden Wonders

£17.99

 
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Browse through our Market Place to discover the full range of activities and other products

 

If you would like to support our cause, please click on this link:

Dementia Pathfinders Golden Giving Thank you.

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